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The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded bothThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both
The testament of master William Tracie esquire, expounded both by William Tyndale and Iho[n] Frith. Wherein thou shalt perceive with what charity y[e] chancellor of Worcester burned when he toke up the deek carcass and made ashes of hit after hit was buriedThe testament of master Wylliam Tracie esquier, expounded both by Willism Tindall and Iho[n] Frith. Wherin thou shalt perceyue with what charitie y[e] chaunceler of Worcester burned whan he toke vp the deek carkas and made asshes of hit after hit was buried
Antwerp : H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, M.D.xxxv. 1535
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More over the saints in their most cumbrance are most comforted and most able to comfort other / as Paul testifieth .i. corinth. i. In so much that Saint Steven and Saint James prayed for them that slue them / Saint Martin preached and comforted his desperate brethren even unto the last breath / and likewise (as stories make mention) did innumerable ⟨image 9⟩moe. Yea and I have known of simple unlearned persons and that of some that were great sinners which at the hour of death have fallen flat of the blood of Christ / and given no room to other mens ether prayers or preachings: but have as strongly trusted in in Christs blood / as ever did Peter or Paul / and have thereto preached hit to other / and exhorted other so mightily that an angel of heaven could not mend them. Who then should resist God that he might not give the same grace to master Tracie / which was a learned man / and better seen in the works of Saint Austin. xx. year before he dyed / than ever I knew doctor in England / but that he must than faint and shrink / when most need is to be strong / and fear the popes purgatory and trust to the prayer of Priests dearly paid for▪ I dare say that he prayed for the priests when he dyed / that god would convert a great many of them / and if he had known of any good man among them that had needed / he would have given / and if he had known of any lack of Priests / he would have given to maintain moo: But now sense there be moe then I now / and have more then every man a sufficient living / how should he have given them but to hire their prayers of pure mistrust in Christs blood? if robbing of widows houses under preten•e of long prayers be damnable. Matthe. xxiij. Then is it damnable also for widows to suffer them selves to be robbed by the long pattering of hypocrites / through mistrust in Christs blood: yea & is it not damnable to maintain such abomination? Now when this damnation is spread over all / how can we give them that have enough already / or how can ⟨image 9⟩••ey th•• […] enough already to •e mo••e under […] name of praying / and not harden the people more in this damnable damnation?